Medication Underuse in Aging Outpatients with Cardiovascular Disease: Prevalence, Determinants, and Outcomes in a Prospective Cohort Study

Andreas D. Meid; Renate Quinzler; Julia Freigofas; Kai-Uwe Saum; Ben Schöttker; Bernd Holleczek; Dirk Heider; Hans-Helmut König; Hermann Brenner; Walter E. Haefeli

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0136339

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Medication Underuse in Aging Outpatients with Cardiovascular Disease: Prevalence, Determinants, and Outcomes in a Prospective Cohort Study

Andreas D. Meid,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, Heidelberg, Germany
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Renate Quinzler,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, Heidelberg, Germany
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Julia Freigofas,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, Heidelberg, Germany
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Kai-Uwe Saum,

Affiliation Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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Ben Schöttker,

Affiliation Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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Bernd Holleczek,

Affiliation Saarland Cancer Registry, Saarbrücken, Germany
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Dirk Heider,

Affiliation Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research, Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
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Hans-Helmut König,

Affiliation Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research, Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
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Hermann Brenner,

Affiliation Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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Walter E. Haefeli

* E-mail: walter.emil.haefeli@med.uni-heidelberg.de

Affiliation Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, Heidelberg, Germany
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Medication Underuse in Aging Outpatients with Cardiovascular Disease: Prevalence, Determinants, and Outcomes in a Prospective Cohort Study

Andreas D. Meid,
Renate Quinzler,
Julia Freigofas,
Kai-Uwe Saum,
Ben Schöttker,
Bernd Holleczek,
Dirk Heider,
Hans-Helmut König,
Hermann Brenner,
Walter E. Haefeli

Published: August 19, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0136339

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